Person

William Sell (Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1822-07-02 d. 1910-02-23

Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Son of Thomas Sell and Keziah Sell. Married to Elvira Ritch Sell in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on May 21, 1846. Father of Nancy E. Sell, Lucinda J. Sell, Charles J. Sell, Mary S. Sell, James M. Sell, Sarah A. Sell, William H. Sell, and John N. Sell. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860. Farmer in Lyon County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 323B-324A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 679.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, District 1, p. 23A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994046, Lyon County Births.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Lyon County, KY, June 1863, p. 16.

"William Sell (1822-1910)," Find A Grave, Memorial #31177760, accessed July 29, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31177760/william-sell.

Citation

Sell, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201103 (November 12, 2026).

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